# NTSB MIA79FLD22: Swearingen SAT226, N97AB, Ft Pierce, FL, December 4, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 4, 1978
- Place: Ft Pierce, FL · FT PIERCE, FL
- Location: 27.4256° N, 80.3404° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fort Pierce, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.4256&lon=-80.3404&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 29, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 138060
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA79FLD22
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA79FLD22

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-4311   78/12/4   FT PIERCE,FL        SWEARINGEN SAT226   CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1420                    N97AB               PX-  0  0  0  CORP/EXEC                 34, 6900 TOTAL HOURS, 60
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - FT PIERCE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          FT LAUDERDALE,FL            FT PIERCE,FL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO ASSURE THE GEAR WAS DOWN AND LOCKED
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N97AB](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N97AB-2013-05-24), registration cancelled 2013-05-24, S/N T203, built 1970 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SWEARINGEN SAT226
- Registry model: [Swearingen SA-226T](https://openairdocs.org/model/swearingen-sa-226t) (registry code 8780122) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [AiResearch 331 SER 605HP](https://openairdocs.org/engine/airesearch-331-ser-605hp) (registry code 01502, turbo-prop) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo prop
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Ft Pierce

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19781204044809A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781204044809A), Dec 4, 1978: Swrngn SA226T, Ft Pierce, FL, Substantial damage

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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